Matching Pairs Animals idiomsOnline version Animals idioms vocabulary. by Rodrigo Antonio de Jesús Villegas Gallardo 1 A bee in your bonnet 2 Dog tired 3 A fly in the ointment 4 You can't teach an old dog new tricks 5 Bear with a sore paw 6 Crocodile tears 7 Have a whale of a time 8 Hen pecked 9 Cold turkey 10 Don't count your chickens before they hatch 11 To rat on somebody False tears to give impression of sadness. Extremely tired. Someone who is too accustomed to old habits won't want to change. Someone in a bad mood. Tell a person in authority about the bad behaviour of another person. Period of time without something you are addicted to. Don't presume anything until it is certain. Husband who is nagged at by his wife. Have an exciting, interesting time. Enjoy oneself enormously. Be angry, resentful about a certain issue. One big problem in an otherwise faultless plan.